Nicely made commemorative paperweight. Thick and heavy. The obverse is painted brown with imperial Ho-o birds and two imperial paulonia leaves crests. The border is decorated with clouds in the stylized, imperial manner.Inscribed 'Mitsui Bank 50th Anniversary, Taisho 15 [1926] July.' Fitted paulonia wood case with maker's mark.Mitsui Bank was the first private bank in Japan.

Beautifully made commemorative paperweight. Thick and heavy. The obverse is a copper color with magatama (imperial jewels) and other decorations. The shape of the paperweight is that of the imperial mirror.Inscribed 'Main Building Construction Commemorative, Jinju Life Insurance Corporation, Showa 4 [1929] June, Made by Mitsukoshi.'Fitted case.This was one of the earliest life insurance companies in Japan. Established in 1894, it merged with two other companies in 1940.

Huge gold gilt paperweight with wood box and plastic stand. Post-war. Sacred Mirror outline with a variety of imperial symbols, including the Imperial Palace Bridge.Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Ascension of the Showa Emperor, which dates this to 1978.

Japan Mint bronze paperweight.Inscribed 'Nagoya/Osaka Dismemberment Murder Incident, Solving the Case Commemorative, Feb. 10, 1965, Osaka Police Department.' I don't know much about this case, but I found out that body parts were found in both Nagoya and Osaka in January 1964. Both police departments worked hard on this for about a year.Japan Mint hallmark.

Bronze table medal/paperweight. The obverse has a cannon, shovel, rifle w bayonet, propellers, and a horseshoe--all obviously military symbols. The reverse is inscribed with the five soldier virtues as well as '8th Battalion.'

Metal paperweight from a shipbuilding company.Founded in Taisho 8 [1919], Kuribayashi Steamship Co. is still in existence.Measures about 10.5 cm by 4.5 cm.Dated 1959.

Wonderfully made bronze paperweight.Dated Showa 4 [1929], this item was made to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the founding of Wakayama Prefectural Middle School.

Commemorative paperweight / medal dated 1974.As far as I can tell, it reads 'Yokosuka Arsenal, Removal of the Gantry Crane Commemorative. Yokosuka Arsenal Alumni Association.' The reverse has a long poem or something.

Measures about 6 cm diameter.

Rare Kusunoki Masashige paperweight.The obverse has the famous samurai and, to the right, the Imperial palace. Below that is an imperial chrysanthemum.

The reverse has his war banners and Dai-Nankō (大楠公), one of his names.

Japanese Mint-made paperweight.'Rebuilding of Nagoya Castle Commemorative. October 1959.'